महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-137, verse-48

वासुदेववचः श्रुत्वा धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ।
मुहूर्तं चिन्तयित्वा तु ततो दारुणमाहवम् ॥४८॥

48. vāsudevavacaḥ śrutvā dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ,
muhūrtaṁ cintayitvā tu tato dāruṇamāhavam.

48. vāsudevavacaḥ śrutvā dharmarājaḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
muhūrtam cintayitvā tu tataḥ dāruṇam āhavam

48. vāsudevavacaḥ śrutvā dharmarājaḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
tu muhūrtam cintayitvā tataḥ dāruṇam āhavam

48. Having heard the words of Vasudeva (Kṛṣṇa), Yudhiṣṭhira, the king of righteousness (dharma), after pondering for a moment, then (approached) the dreadful battle...

Words meanings summery:

• वासुदेववचः (vāsudevavacaḥ) - the words of Vasudeva (Krishna)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, having listened

• धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the King of righteousness (dharma) (king of righteousness, king of justice (dharma))

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (the eldest of the Pandava brothers)

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, an instant

• चिन्तयित्वा (cintayitvā) - having thought, having pondered, having reflected

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there, therefore

• दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - dreadful, terrible, fierce, cruel

• आहवम् (āhavam) - battle, war, conflict

Words meanings and morphology

वासुदेववचः (vāsudevavacaḥ) - the words of Vasudeva (Krishna)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāsudevavacas

vāsudevavacas - the words of Vasudeva

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vāsudeva+vacas)

• vāsudeva – Krishna (son of Vasudeva)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacas – word, speech, utterance
  noun (neuter)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, having listened

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root śru with suffix -tvā for absolutive.

Root: śru (class 5)

धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the King of righteousness (dharma) (king of righteousness, king of justice (dharma))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - king of righteousness, ruler of justice; Yama (the god of death and justice); Yudhiṣṭhira

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dharma+rāja)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature, constitution
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (the eldest of the Pandava brothers)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - steady in battle, firm in war; a proper name (Yudhiṣṭhira)

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, an instant

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, an instant, a division of time (48 minutes)

Note: Used adverbially to denote duration.

चिन्तयित्वा (cintayitvā) - having thought, having pondered, having reflected

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from causative stem of root cit with suffix -tvā for absolutive.

Root: cit (class 10)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there, therefore

(indeclinable)

दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - dreadful, terrible, fierce, cruel

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - dreadful, terrible, fierce, cruel, harsh

Note: Agrees with 'āhavam'.

आहवम् (āhavam) - battle, war, conflict

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, war, conflict, encounter

Root: hve (class 1)